2017 March Book Haul + Wrap Up!

March was a fantastic month for me. I read 8 books in total (!!! so much for me lol), and bought 0 books, which is great for my wallet and book-buying ban, though admittedly sad for the avid reader/fangirl in me. Alas, the point of the book-buying ban is to catch up on all of the unread books I already own. And I’ve made quite a dent in my TBR!

But, there is some sad news as well. As I had a two-week break from school, I planned to catch up on my reading challenge goal of 100 books for 2017. That did not happen. And realistically, I have too much that I’m trying to accomplish this year for me to achieve that goal. So, unfortunately, I’ve had to lower my reading goal to 75 books. It will still be a challenge, I’m sure. And it’s still more books than I read last year. So hopefully I can reach that goal instead!

March Book Haul

Nothing! Woohoo for my wallet and TBR shelf!

March Book Wrap-Up

Not pictured: Melody’s Key by Dallas Coryell and The Helper by M.N. Snow

I read eight books this month which is amazing for me. Normally, I manage about 3-4 books per month. But that blessed two weeks off of school helped me push that number up. Plus, I finally got around to reading The Lord of the Rings which is something I’ve literally wanted to do for my whole life. Yay!!

I’m currently working on tightening my outline for the first book I’ve written. I never actually created an outline before writing the first draft, and it is seriously biting me in the butt right now. While I really want to jump right into editing it for the second draft, I’m stuck spending time outlining, tightening character arcs, and world-building. Because apparently my mind is failing and I can’t actually manage to keep everything organized in my brain. I must write everything down. Both physically and on the computer. Drats.

But I’m incredibly thrilled to start working on my second draft, regardless! It may take a little while to actually get to that point, but I know it will be worth it in the end. This second draft will be a much better, tighter draft than the first one. I want to send it out to a couple of beta readers, so if you’re at all interested, feel free to send me an email, leave a comment below, or send me a DM on Instagram!

Blog Updates

As you may or may not notice, I’ve been a little bit off of my posting schedule for the past couple of days. That’s because a) I’m focusing more on my writing now, and b) I’m trying out a new posting schedule.

For those of you who like to keep track, I’m going to try to keep my schedule to Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 2:00 PM PST. I’m lowering my book reviews to every Friday, so just once per week. This is to help accommodate for my new schedule as well as my lower reading goal for the year.

Life

This week marks the start of the last term of college for me! I’m so thrilled that I will never, ever have to go to a class again lol. I’m only taking two classes this term, and both of them are online. One is an art class that looks at “what is art?”, and the other is a survey of real estate so that I can be knowledgable about buying/selling houses. Adulting, am I right?

Because of my class-free schedule, I’m also able to begin working on my health and fitness a little more thoroughly. I’m totally an emotional (mostly stress) eater, so with less school to worry about I think I can finally begin managing this better. Plus, no class schedule means I can go to the gym when I want, for as long as I want, and I have the time to cook my meals now. Additionally, I’m attempting to cut out carbs and sugar from my diet. It’s all protein, veggies, and fruit here! Plus, I’m drinking tons of water everyday (something I usually struggle with).

Additionally, I’m trying to take better care of myself in general. My fiance went to the dentist and found out he had some cavities, and I am going to set up an appointment soon as well. Thus, I’ve been putting more effort into flossing every day, using anti-cavity mouth rinse, and even wearing my retainer at night! I’m also working on washing my face every night, and applying body lotion after my showers. I really slacked off in the self-care department for the first couple of months in 2017, and I want to begin making myself a priority again even though I’m beginning to be busier than ever with my work.

Summary

March really was a great month for me. I had set some high goals for myself in February, and I’m glad that I was able to basically reach them in March. Things are moving along smoothly right now, and I’m excited to keep this momentum up in April!

Let’s talk about it

How was your March? Did you accomplish the things you set out to do? Did you meet your goals? What are your plans for April? Leave your thoughts in the comments below!

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2 thoughts on “2017 March Book Haul + Wrap Up”

Omg can I just say how BEAUTIFUL this post is and how nicely organised and arranged and aesthetic?!?? 😍😍You are so entirely fabulous!! I just had to mention that!! 🎉

And YAY for making a dent in your TBR! I honestly need to read more books than I collect haha…that would really help me. And yet..no. And also that’s awesome you’re focusing a lot on writing these days. Meeeee too. It does mean taking more time off blogging, but it’s totally worth it to get our little writerly words all doing what they’re supposed to do. I hope your writing goes well this April. 🙂 And good luck with the dentist. 😂 I’m so terrified of dentists hhaah.

Awww thank you!! I tried v hard with this post to make it a little better hah! New book releases are my favorite thing ever and also my bane…. #poor. Luckily my TBR isn’t toooooo bad so I will eventually have to buy some more books soon! 😉 And yeah I really liked Caraval but I know people feel super mixed about it!

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